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“The days go by, through the brief silence of winter, when the sunshine is so still and pure, like iced wine, and the dead leaves gleam brown, and water sounds hoarse in the ravines.”
“Why do we think love is a magician? Because the whole power of magic consists in love. The work of magic is the attraction of one thing by another because of a certain affinity of nature.”
“In 1494, King Charles VIII of France invaded Italy. Within months, his army collapsed and fled. It was routed not by the Italian army but by a microbe. A mysterious new disease spread through sex k...”
“As the sun rose I could see Etna, a truncated cone with a plume of smoke over it like the quill of a pen stuck in a pewter inkpot, rising out of the haze to the north of where I was treading water.”
“Here we are at last. The Italian proverb says See Naples and die but I say, see Naples and live; for there seems a great deal worth living for.”
“Living in another culture, not just visiting it, has reshaped our view of the world.”
“We've grown accustomed to living smaller and more simply.”
“A wise walker will set out early, keeping an open mind on how far to travel, allowing each day's adventure to evolve.”
“One of the great joys of traveling through Italy is discovering firsthand that it is, indeed, a dream destination.”
“Remember that a little learning can be a pleasant thing. Italy gives much, in beauty, gaiety, diversity of arts and landscapes, good humor and energywillingly, without having to be coaxed or courte...”
“Its almost as if all the sleazy men in this country attended the same seminar, where they learned that all American women go to Italy to sleep with them. The teacher at the seminar told them, You d...”
“So many memories come rushing over me as I stand here. They run through my mind like a moviean old Italian movie. Some scenes are in black and white. Some are in vivid color. Some are silentjust im...”
“What I remember most about those days is how happy we all were. When I think back on my life growing up on Terra dAmore, tides of warm memories wash over me like the waves of the Mediterranean. Our...”
“He's already tan, and leaning on the rail in his yellow linen shirt, with the pure glory of Venice racing behind him, I think he looks like someone I'd like to run off with, if I already hadn't.”
“The student has his Rome, his whole glowing Italy, within the four walls of his library. He has in his books the ruins of an antique world and the glories of a modern one.”
“Hey, I just thought of something.""What?""When we're together, we make one whole Italian.”
“I looked up and beyond him again, focusing in on the horror that swords, arrows, clubs, and staffs left behind on human flesh. The open wounds. The blood, The brokenness. The inglorious remains of ...”
“You may have the universe if I may have Italy.”
“Open my heart and you will see Graved inside of it "Italy."”
“Beyond the Alps lies Italy.”
